Uzbekistan improves banana import logistics, but imports decline

EastFruit analysts draw attention to the continued increase in the efficiency of banana trade in Uzbekistan, which allows them to reduce their price relative to other countries. In particular, the wholesale price of bananas in Uzbekistan is now even lower than in Georgia and Moldova. At the same time, Georgia has access to the sea, and to get to Uzbekistan, bananas have to cross the borders of at least two states by land! Obviously, a positive role in reducing the relative cost of bananas in Uzbekistan was also played by the zeroing of import duties on imported fruits that are not grown in the country for climatic reasons, or are grown in insufficient quantities. In addition, a banana is a very convenient product for supermarket chains that are booming in the country. However, if in 2022 Uzbekistan imported a record volume of bananas, then in 2023 the import of these fruits is declining. In particular, in the first 4 months of 2023, the import of bananas to Uzbekistan amounted to ...